plasma wall mount
Discussion
50" plasma, want to wall mount.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Designer-Habitat-PREMIUM-W...
Will this be ok? Gets good results but very cheap - too cheap? I think the wall is breeze block with plasterboard and a skim of plaster, not dry lined as far as I can tell.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Designer-Habitat-PREMIUM-W...
Will this be ok? Gets good results but very cheap - too cheap? I think the wall is breeze block with plasterboard and a skim of plaster, not dry lined as far as I can tell.
I've got my 55 inch Panasonic plasma (30kg) hanging on this very mount. Excellent, stupidly cheap. Good quality too, when I took it out of the box. Came with all of the necessary bolts/accessories. Easy to put up and easy to hang the TV on.
I think Designer Habitat must be going bust as all of their stuff is being flogged off for nothing - they had some AV racks up for very little as well.
I think Designer Habitat must be going bust as all of their stuff is being flogged off for nothing - they had some AV racks up for very little as well.
To be fair, the trick is to use proper bolts. This rack is supplied with heavy duty rawl plugs and screws with an M8 bolt head - but they are really only suitable for solid concrete (and the instructions do say this). I bought eight 90mm expanding bolts in M6 flavour for mounting in (potentially softer) Victorian brick with plaster over the top. So an extra £10 for proper bolts should be added to the price, along with some washers as the head size on M6 bolts was a little too close to the size of the mounting holes on the brackets for my comfort.
I did exactly the same as Harry and used this mount with expanding bolts. Also factor in a masonary bit big enough for the hole required by the bolts, its fairly large.
It does mount the TV very close to the wall so it is a little bit of a squeeze if you have a standard Sky+ box with scart, you really need a 90 degree lead for it to fit nicely. Also think about how you are going to power it. If you are gong to chop in a new socket then you really need to offer it all up to see where you have the room to place it relative to the bracket.
It does mount the TV very close to the wall so it is a little bit of a squeeze if you have a standard Sky+ box with scart, you really need a 90 degree lead for it to fit nicely. Also think about how you are going to power it. If you are gong to chop in a new socket then you really need to offer it all up to see where you have the room to place it relative to the bracket.
Chaps, any links to the expanding bolts?
As far as I can tell the wall is breeze block with plasterboard on top (no cavity between them). Single storey extension built about 10 years ago. Want to make sure I get it right and it's critical with a one year old getting braver with her exploration!
As far as I can tell the wall is breeze block with plasterboard on top (no cavity between them). Single storey extension built about 10 years ago. Want to make sure I get it right and it's critical with a one year old getting braver with her exploration!
Just make absolutely sure that the block is breeze block and not thermalite block.
Thermalite block is like cheese & needs specialist thermalite plugs to hang a lot of weight on. Thermalite was used in more modern builds (we have it in our 13yr old house). The plugs are about 100mm long, about 10mm wide and have a large twist down their length.
Using breeze block bolts in thermalite will not work.
Thermalite block is like cheese & needs specialist thermalite plugs to hang a lot of weight on. Thermalite was used in more modern builds (we have it in our 13yr old house). The plugs are about 100mm long, about 10mm wide and have a large twist down their length.
Using breeze block bolts in thermalite will not work.
You do not need to use expanding bolts, all you need is brown plugs and suitable screws, say 3" or 4" 10s. You may need some penny washers for the screw heads. I have fitted 100s of TVs like this.
If your walls are thermolite then use the drill with the hammer OFF. This will give you a tighter hole.
If your walls are thermolite then use the drill with the hammer OFF. This will give you a tighter hole.
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